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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CAO ĐẲNG NĂM 2012

Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối A1 và Khối D1
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 QUESTIONS (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: Sarah: “Oh my God, I’ve missed my bus.”
Christ: “______. Another will come here in ten minutes.”
A. I hope so B. Thank you C. Don’t worry D. Don’t mention it
Question 2: Nowadays, most students use ______ calculators in their studies and examinations.
A. electrical B. electronic C. electric D. electricity
Question 3: Parts of the mountain road have been washed ______ after the floods.
A. out B. through C. off D. away
Question 4: Spain has won the championship, ______ is not surprising.
A. how B. that C. what D. which
Question 5: Neither Tom nor his brothers ______ willing to help their mother with the housework.
A. has been B. is C. are D. was
Question 6: I’d rather you ______ to the English-speaking club with me this Sunday.

A. came B. will come C. come D. to come
Question 7: This carpet really needs ______. Can you do it for me, son?
A. clean B. cleaned C. being cleaned D. cleaning
Question 8: Parts of the country are suffering water ______ after the unusually dry summer.
A. supply B. thirst C. shortage D. hunger
Question 9: They are having their house ______ by a construction company.
A. to paint B. painting C. being painted D. painted
Question 10: Jack: “What’s wrong with you?”
Jill: “______.”
A. I’m having a slight headache B. No, I don’t care
C. Yes, I was tired yesterday D. Thank you very much
Question 11: Mary: “Do you mind if I sit here?”
Laura: “______”
A. Don’t mention it. B. Yes, why not? C. My pleasure. D. No, not at all.
Question 12: I hope you will ______ notice of what I am going to tell you.
A. keep B. get C. gain D. take
Question 13: The police have begun an ______ into the accident which happened this afternoon.
A. investigation B. investigatory C. investigate D. investigating
Question 14: He gave ______ his job in order to go back to university.
A. out B. away C. in D. up
Question 15: Instead of staying around the house all day, you should be out there looking ______ a job.
A. at B. into C. for D. after
Question 16: No sooner ______ my car than the alarm went off.
A. the thief had touched B. had the thief touched
C. the thief touched D. touched the thief
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Question 17: That cannot be a true story. He ______ it up.
A. can have made B. must have made C. should have made D. would have made
Question 18: ______ he was tired, he still watched the final match on TV.
A. Because B. Though C. However D. Despite

Question 19: She was ______ angry that she could not say a word.
A. such B. so C. so many D. too much
Question 20: College students are becoming less dependent ______ their teachers.
A. on B. to C. with D. of
Question 21: There is a good film ______ TV tonight. Will you watch it?
A. at B. on C. from D. in
Question 22: Susan, remember to apply this sun cream ______ two hours.
A. some B. several C. every D. each
Question 23: My teacher reminded me ______ my essay carefully before handing it in.
A. checking B. to have checked C. to check D. checked
Question 24: How long ago ______ to learn French?
A. have you started B. would you start C. were you starting D. did you start
Question 25: The teacher said that I would be able to speak English fluently ______ six months.
A. by B. till C. in D. since

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 26 to 35.

The popular image of student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying themselves
and (26)______ very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or
university, sometimes (27)______ a part-time basis while having a job and looking after a family.
These students are often (28)______ motivated and work very hard.
Younger students are often thought to be lazy and careless about money but this (29)______ is
changing. In Britain reduced government support for higher education means that students can no
longer rely on having their expenses (30)______ for them. Formerly, students received a grant
towards their living expenses. Now most can only get a loan (31)______ has to be paid back. Since
1999 they have paid over £1 000 towards tuition (32)______ and this amount will increase up to a
maximum of £3 000. In the US students already (33)______ pay for tuition and room and board.
Many get a financial aid package which may (34)______ grants, scholarships and loans. The fear of
having large debts places (35)______ pressure on students and many take part-time jobs during the

term and work full-time in the vacations.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture – Oxford Advanced Learner’s Compass)

Question 26: A. producing B. doing C. making D. carrying
Question 27: A. on B. for C. at D. with
Question 28: A. adequately B. absolutely C. highly D. mainly
Question 29: A. situation B. state C. position D. condition
Question 30: A. pay B. paid C. to pay D. paying
Question 31: A. what B. whether C. which D. who
Question 32: A. charge B. money C. allowances D. fees
Question 33: A. have to B. should C. had better D. may
Question 34: A. consist B. belong C. compose D. include
Question 35: A. considerable B. generous C. large D. considerate

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.

Question 36: A dolphin can communicate with other by making distinctive sounds.
A B C D
Question 37: Opened the letter from her boyfriend, she felt extremely excited.
A B C D
Question 38: The children wish that they have more free time to play football.
A B C D
Question 39: Wood is an excellent resource for heating homes, cooking food, and build houses.
A B C D
Question 40: In spite of the heavy rain, all we enjoyed the excursion.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in

meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 41: His boss has had enough of his impudence, and doesn't want to hire him any more.
A. rudeness B. respect C. agreement D. obedience
Question 42: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went
abroad to study.
A. lost control of B. got in touch with C. put in charge of D. made room for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 43: “Trust me! Do not invest all your money in one company,” said my friend.
A. My friend ordered me to invest all my money in one company.
B. My friend encouraged me to invest all my money in one company.
C. My friend persuaded me not to invest all my money in one company.
D. My friend offered to help me to invest all my money in one company.
Question 44: I have never used a more fascinating MP3 player than this one.
A. This is the most fascinating MP3 player I have ever used.
B. I am very fascinated by the MP3 player I am using.
C. This MP3 player does not fascinate me much.
D. Like the other MP3 players, this one is fascinating to me.
Question 45: I think it is more enjoyable to play a sport than to watch it on TV.
A. I think watching a sport on TV is more enjoyable than playing it.
B. As far as I know, more people watch a sport on TV than they play it.
C. In my opinion, to play a sport is more enjoyable than to watch it on TV.
D. In my view, playing a sport is as enjoyable as watching it on TV.
Question 46: Take this route and you will get to the village.
A. Certainly, you will get to the village if you take this route.
B. Although this route may lead you to the village, you cannot take it.
C. There is no doubt that this route will never lead you to the village.

D. Unless you take this route, you will get to the village.
Question 47: “May I see your passport, Mrs Scott?” said the customs officer.
A. The customs officer suggested seeing Mrs Scott’s passport.
B. The customs officer asked to see Mrs Scott’s passport.
C. The customs officer asked Mrs Scott to see his passport.
D. The customs officer promised to show Mrs Scott his passport.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 48 to 57.

One of the factors contributing to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress is our continual
exposure to media – particularly to an overabundance of news. If you feel stressed out by the news,
you are far from alone. Yet somehow many of us seem unable to prevent ourselves from tuning in to
an extreme degree.
The further back we go in human history, the longer news took to travel from place to place, and
the less news we had of distant people and lands altogether. The printing press obviously changed all
that, as did every subsequent development in transportation and telecommunication.
When television came along, it proliferated like a population of rabbits. In 1950, there were
100,000 television sets in North American homes; one year later there were more than a million.
Today, it’s not unusual for a home to have three or more television sets, each with cable access to
perhaps over a hundred channels. News is the subject of many of those channels, and on several of
them it runs 24 hours a day.
What’s more, after the traumatic events of September 11, 2001, live newscasts were paired with
perennial text crawls across the bottom of the screen – so that viewers could stay abreast of every
story all the time.
Needless to say, the news that is reported to us is not good news, but rather disturbing images and
sound bytes alluding to disaster (natural and man-made), upheaval, crime, scandal, war, and the like.
Compounding the problem is that when actual breaking news is scarce, most broadcasts fill in with
scare stories about things that possibly might threaten our health, safety, finances, relationships,
waistline, hairline, or very existence in the future. This variety of story tends to treat with equal alarm

a potentially lethal flu outbreak and the bogus claims of a wrinkle cream that overpromises smooth
skin.
Are humans meant to be able to process so much trauma – not to mention so much overblown
anticipation of potential trauma – at once? The human brain, remember, is programmed to slip into
alarm mode when danger looms. Danger looms for someone, somewhere at every moment. Exposing
ourselves to such input without respite and without perspective cannot be anything other than a
source of chronic stress.
(Extracted from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beating Stress by Arlene Matthews Uhl - Penguin Group 2006)

Question 48: According to the passage, which of the following has contributed to the intense nature of
twenty-first-century stress?
A. The degree to which stress affects our life B. An overabundance of special news
C. Our inability to control ourselves D. Our continual exposure to the media
Question 49: In the past, we had less news of distant people and lands because ______.
A. means of communication and transportation were not yet invented
B. most people lived in distant towns and villages
C. printing, transportation, and telecommunications were not developed
D. the printing press changed the situation too slowly
Question 50: The pronoun “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. cable access B. television sets C. TV news D. TV channels
Question 51: The word “traumatic
” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. exciting B. fascinating C. upsetting D. boring
Question 52: According to the passage, when there is not enough actual breaking news, broadcasts
______.
A. send out frightening stories about potential dangers
B. send out live newscasts paired with text across the screen
C. are forced to publicise an alarming increase in crime
D. are full of dangerous diseases such as flu
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Question 53: As stated in the passage, a flu outbreak and the bogus claims of a wrinkle cream tend to
______.
A. be warmly welcomed by the public B. be treated with equal alarm
C. be scarce breaking news D. involve natural and man-made disasters
Question 54: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Many people are under stress caused by the media.
B. The only source of stress in our modern life is the media.
C. The news that is reported to us is not good news.
D. Many TV channels supply the public with breaking news.
Question 55: The word “slip” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. bring B. fail C. release D. fall
Question 56: According to the passage, our continual exposure to bad news without perspective is
obviously ______.
A. a source of chronic stress
B. the result of human brain’s switch to alarm mode
C. a source of defects in human brain
D. the result of an overabundance of good news
Question 57: What is probably the best title for this passage?
A. The Media – A Major Cause of Stress B. Developments in Telecommunications
C. Effective Ways to Beat Stress D. More Modern Life – More Stress

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the underlined
part pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 58: A. repeat B. teaching C. treatment D. weather
Question 59: A. stimulate B. documentary C. maximum D. population
Question 60: A. supply B. sensitive C. universal D. reserve
Question 61: A. started B. survived C. maintained D. determined
Question 62: A. certain B. attain C. faithful D. plain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 63: Traffic began to flow normally
again after the accident.
A. with the same speed B. strangely and irregularly
C. repeatedly in different modes D. in the usual or ordinary way
Question 64: Don’t be concerned about your mother’s illness; she’ll recover soon.
A. angry with B. embarrassed at C. worried about D. surprised at
Question 65: A special exhibition
of Indian art will be opened at the National Museum next month.
A. programme B. painting C. music D. show

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

Question 66: It is believed ______.
A. how is Alice a talented ballet dancer B. that Alice is a talented ballet dancer
C. when Alice to become a talented ballet dancer D. why is Alice such a talented ballet dancer
Question 67: Switch off all the lights ______.
A. before you leave the room B. until you enter the room
C. after you will leave the room D. by the time you enter the room
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